OK, they nailed the similarity to the campaign posters though It was supposed to be the television event of the season for politics nerds and Weiner-watchers alike: Anthony Weiner’s zipper problems were finally getting the Law and Order treatment. The previews promised ridiculous sexting names, nude high school girls and a front-running mayoral candidate. And yet except for a couple of standout moments, the episode felt strangely flat. Could it be that Weiner’s wandering was always going to overshadow whatever fictional adaptations came out of it? The episode revolved around the relationship state senator and mayor-to-be Alex Munoz has with assistant district attorney Rafael Barba and their childhood pal, Eddie Garcia. When Garcia is charged with rape after an argument with a woman in her apartment, the detectives investigating the incident discover things go deeper than they thought (because of course) and actually involve Munoz paying off various women he’s been showing his… Read More
